Author puts in his article the proposal how to prepare a comprehensive criminal strategic analysis report on weapon related criminality. He starts with the justification and objectives of arm crime analysis, explaining the European Union driven perspective resulting from the definition of weapon tracing. The content and methodology of possible criminal strategic analysis on arms crime are presented in paragraphs and sections what shall allow the analysts to follow the pattern suggested in the article. The complexity of the data to be gathered, cross-checked, analysed is significant, but the only purpose behind was the comprehensiveness of the future analytical reports. The analyses produced on the basis of the material, could be taken up on the district/city level as well as from the regional, state or international perspective. The proposed content and methodology for drafting the arms related crime should be adjusted to particular needs and tailored for the target group to whom, the conclusions will be addressed. One of the most important factors, stressed by the author, is that the analysis/report should always contain the conclusions and recommendations part, that shall allow improving the actions of the respective state agencies and law enforcement bodies or amending legislation. The article convinces also that using the information coming from tracing of weapons, allows not only tracing particular unit of weapons or ammunition, detecting the perpetrator and dissolving certain crime case, but also contributes to drafting the comprehensive criminal strategic analysis of the phenomena.
The article focuses on the regulations that have lately been introduced by the Republic of Kosovo in the field of the civilian market of weapons and ammunition control. Between 2009 and 2011, the comprehensive Law on Weapons and several subsequent sub-legal acts were established. The main objective was to enhance the control over the weapon market for civilian use, limit the illegal possession of weapon in Kosovo and improve the effectiveness of law enforcement bodies performance in the field of combating illegal weapon trafficking. This article highlights the foundations, structure and content of the administrative instruction on weapons and ammunition tracing from the perspective of EU acquis and policy. Tracing is a systematic tracking of the history of firearms and in certain cases also their parts and ammunition; checking the background of the weapon and its users in order to identify the moment of shifting the weapon from legal into illegal market and detect the perpetrators operating in this shady business. Its main purpose is to assist the law enforcement bodies in detecting, investigating and analysing illicit manufacturing and illicit trafficking of weapons and ammunition. The article describes the content and structure of the tracing regulations, recalling the EU and UN legal framework that served as the basis for new primary and secondary legislation in Kosovo. Moreover, the article takes note of the technical, organizational and forensic solutions applied by Kosovo’s authorities (with the help of international community) with the aim to strengthen the impact of the new legal framework in practice and make combating arms related crime more effective.
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